Marin briefs: Pacifics drop series finale against Mettle

The San Rafael Pacifics minor-league baseball team dropped its series finale in Pittsburg on Thursday night, an 8-5 loss to the Mettle to split the series.

San Rafael (19-14 Pacific Association) cut the deficit to 6-5 in the bottom of the sixth, but Pittsburg put the game out of reach with two runs in the bottom of the seventh.

The Pacifics jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning when Zack Pace singled to lead off and Evan Boyd followed with a two-run homer to right. Pittsburg quickly erased that in the bottom half of the first scoring four times on four doubles off starter Jesse Smith (3-4). Smith allowed 12 hits, seven runs (all earned) and struck out nine in six innings.

The Pacifics host Vallejo for three games starting Friday night at Albert Park where they've won 13 of 19 this season.

Marin FC falls

The Marin FC 97G Blue girls soccer team lost 1-0 against the Players Development Academy (New Jersey) during the National Premier League Finals in North Carolina on Friday.

PDA's winning goal came with 3 minutes left in the game. Terra Linda's Sophia Maso and San Rafael's Sydney Carbone each had a good scoring chance for Marin FC (1-1), which faces the Magpies and the L.A. Premier on Saturday.